Greg Stolze

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Write a short story. It's fun! No one can stop you!
http://gregstolze.com/fiction-library/

Just today, I posted up the sequel, THE MUNICIPAL MYSTERY.

https://gregstolze.com/downloads/the-municipal-mystery/

There are no characters carried over, but it’s the setting’s answer to “with no cops, who solves crimes?” In this case, it’s (1) a trained CSI, (2) an elderly volunteer and (3) this guy from the neighborhood. Can they solve they mystery of the stolen cash register? Read and find out!

This one’s PWYW with a $2 minimum.

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The Municipal Mystery

A sequel to After the Cops that asks, if the police were gone... who would solve the crimes?

Greg Stolze {STOL-zee}

OK, did you read my story AFTER THE COPS?

https://gregstolze.com/downloads/after-the-cops/

It’s SF, I guess, though it doesn’t demand any innovation other than “radical police reform.” It follows a defunded police officer who gets rehired in a radically reorganized community service organization.

You can get it at that link as Pay What You Want (which could be free).

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After the Cops

Technically science fiction, but there's nothing in here that we couldn't have by 2022, given sufficient political will. It's a story about how public safety could be different in America, told mid-change.

Greg Stolze {STOL-zee}

OK, I started writing HOUSE OF BODIES thinking it would be a horror story but it seems to just… want to be about a bunch of people at a gym?

Yesterday’s effort included these lines:

"Denny waited a while to make his move on Polly, which anybody could have told him was an idea with no upside”

and

"It is impossible to fidget nonchalantly, but Denny tried.”

I am pleased with them.

OK, this #fantasy novella Kickstarter ends in ELEVEN HOURS, can I get two more backers, c’mon, just $5 each, make it an even hundred backers, we can do it, it’s got a mermaid with a dark past and wizard vengeance, this is a good one, we can do this!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gregstolze/against-the-silver-slavers

Against the Silver Slavers

The next fantasy novella in Greg Stolze's beloved Borzhu cycle.

Kickstarter

…a buck shy?!? Who can just leave something at $1099 pledged?

http://kck.st/4kvA51d

Against the Silver Slavers

The next fantasy novella in Greg Stolze's beloved Borzhu cycle.

Kickstarter

Just listened to THE SPOT OFF THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY on THE TRUTH podcast:

https://www.thetruthpodcast.com/story/2026/2/11/the-spot

Real nicely done spooky story with a powerful subtext of “teens are not great, actually.” I’ve often said that bad decisions make for great stories (in fiction) and this really really bears that out.

Also, props to the author for doing the voice of “Mom.”

The Spot off the Side of the Highway — The Truth

What if it was never just a story?

The Truth
Against the Silver Slavers

The next fantasy novella in Greg Stolze's beloved Borzhu cycle.

Kickstarter

OK, my next fiction Kickstarter is launching Tuesday the 10th.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gregstolze/against-the-silver-slavers

Wanna know ANYTHING AT ALL about it? Just ask.

Against the Silver Slavers

The next fantasy novella in Greg Stolze's beloved Borzhu cycle.

Kickstarter

Did you resolve to support more human writers and fewer AI scammers this year? If so, have I got a deal for you.

https://gregstolze.com/blog/2026/01/new-year-subscription-drive/

$5 a month gets you a new short story PLUS an ongoing fantasy serial. Click that link to get caught up for a very reasonable price!

New Year Subscription Drive!

Greg Stolze {STOL-zee}
Just watched the first ep of CASTLE ROCK and it did something I always try to do in my writing, which is have something do double duty. For instance, the mocking dialogue “you’re dripping” — referring to an ice-cream scoop — does one thing by showing us the speaker is an asshole, but it also establishes that the scoop is lubricated, so when it gets slammed down his throat you think “Yeah, that could work.”